The Vegas Golden Knights are used to shuffling goaltenders. When starter Laurent Brossoit had to leave with an injury early in their latest game, Adin Hill came in and led them to a win.
Jonathan Marchessault on Monday scored his first two goals of the playoffs, while Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist as the Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas.
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Brossoit appeared to injure his left leg sliding across the crease and left the game in pain at 11 minutes, 44 seconds of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Hill stopped all 25 shots he saw in relief.
The Golden Knights started five different goaltenders in the regular season because of injuries before settling on Brossoit as their playoff starter.
“We’ve used a lot of different guys at this position. They’ve all played well,” Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. “That’s the good part for us. We know the guy going in there is going to make some timely saves. We don’t rely on him to win games for us. It might have to happen here or there, but in general we have tried to play well in front of our goaltender no matter who is in there.”
Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton, before the Golden Knights countered with five.
Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves.
The Golden Knights took the series opener 6-4 before falling 5-1 at home on Saturday.
“Forty-eight hours ago, we played a game we really liked,” McDavid said. “Forty-eight hours later, we’re here talking about not a very good one. So, our game is not gone, it’s not far — we need to bring our best Game 4.”
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is in Edmonton today, followed by Game 5 on Friday in Las Vegas.
The Golden Knights scored the majority of their goals getting inside defenders and striking from the edge of the crease.
“I just didn’t think we were sharp,” Edmonton head coach Jay Woodcroft said. “I don’t think we skated well. I don’t think our battle level was where it needed to be... Our team wasn’t good in any area tonight.”
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